IS Finance Business Analyst - Accounting

How will you shape our tomorrow

As an Accounting Business Analyst, you are the key operational partner for headquarter accounting digital solutions. You act as the single point of contact for these applications, ensuring they run smoothly every day and continuously evolve to support the business.

You play a hands‑on role across the headquarter accounting Information Systems — from configuration and roll‑out to enhancements, user support and continuous improvement. Working closely with accounting team and IT team, you translate operational needs into efficient, reliable and user‑friendly solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day administration, maintenance, and support activities, including monitoring and ensuring the proper functioning of the systems.
• Provide user support and training (functional assistance).
• Manage incidents (understanding and analyzing issues, resolving them, and contributing to process improvements).
• Perform functional administration of the systems in compliance with established procedures.
• Support business users by providing pragmatic solutions, documentation and best‑practice guidance.
• Proactively identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls and enhance user experience.
• Drive functional improvements and enhancements by contributing to the design of information systems, analyzing user needs, proposing enhancements, participating in and/or delivering new projects, performing user acceptance testing (UAT) for new applications or components, and developing system solutions.
• Act as an interface between business teams, group IT team, and external IT service providers.
• Coordinate external partners and vendors to ensure smooth governance and delivery.

Why this role matters

This role gives you real operational impact: you are at the crossroads of Finance and IT, contributing directly to the application of accounting standards. You will evolve into a dynamic, collaborative environment, where your expertise helps shape tools that are used every day by key stakeholders.

Applications portfolio

• General Ledger, invoice digitalization and expense commitment software solutions (vendors: Talentia, Yooz).

What success looks like

• Build a strong partner relationship with business stakeholders.
• Optimize the end‑to‑end administration process—from business requirement collection to delivery.
• Optimize Finance reporting processes.

The experience you bring

• More than 7 years of experience.
• Strong expertise in financial information systems management related to accounting.
• Solid functional knowledge of accounting.
• Rigor, integrity, and strict respect for confidentiality.
• Strong sense of service, active listening, intellectual curiosity, autonomy, and a proactive approach.
• Ability to manage priorities and unexpected challenges with flexibility and composure.
• Strong communication skills in English and French, both written and oral, with a sharp analytical mind.

Benefits that await you

• 75% reimbursement of monthly or annual transport pass.
• Swile Ticket restaurant card.
• Gym exclusively reserved for the company and made available to employees free of charge.
• Sustainable mobility package.
• Health insurance & welfare.
• Employee savings plan & profit sharing bonus.

Equal opportunity employment

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description. At Sonepar, we value your skills and passion, and we aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for their uniqueness. Regardless of physical abilities, office requirements, gender, sexual orientation, academic backgrounds or other diversity dimensions, every position at Sonepar is open to individuals who share our core values. We are proud to have the GEEIS Label (Gender Equality for European & International Standard) and are partners of AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l’Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées).

Interested?

You are interested in this challenge? Then join and build a better future with us!

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